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CORPORATE GIANTS FUNDING STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES
WASHINGTON (AP) – Voters may not know it, but the millions of dollars paying for ads on ballot measures they will consider next month come …
4 Hobbies That Could Downgrade Your Credit Score
If you’re not careful, your favorite diversion could hurt your credit score. Below are four popular pastimes that could put your score in jeopardy if you …
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Maine middle school finds E. coli in water
ELIOT, Maine (AP) _ Officials say three of five water samples tested at a Maine middle school contained elevated levels of E. coli. The Portsmouth …
California Assembly panel rejects soda-tax proposal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ A legislative panel on Tuesday rejected a California soda tax, the latest loss for public health advocates seeking to cut down …
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May 5, 1985: It was a bright sunny Sunday morning, Mother’s Day in fact. I had been waiting my entire life for this moment, even …
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Construction to start soon on Hastings College art center
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) _ Construction will soon begin on the $8.5 million Jackson Dinsdale Art Center at Hastings College, expected to open in August 2016. …
Budget gap looms over Hawaii medical school, cancer center
HONOLULU (AP) _ A University of Hawaii report is warning that its medical school could lose its accreditation and its cancer center could lose its …
Pa. high school naming auditorium for murdered music teacher
COUDERSPORT, Pa. (AP) _ A northern Pennsylvania high school is naming its auditorium after a murdered music teacher. The Northern Potter School District will hold …
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Word from the streets: Marlins Madness
The deal is done, and perhaps it was inevitable. City and county officials have committed hundreds of millions of public dollars to build a stadium …
The Marlins get their ballpark at our expense
Here’s an idea. Let’s say you and I buy a car together. I’ve found a great one online for $1,000. My thought is, you pay …
Moss takes charge at Marlins meeting
MIAMI – Viewers of Monday’s Miami-Dade County Commission meeting, in which a $644.5 million Marlins stadium was approved, had an opportunity to watch Chairman Dennis …